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6/15/2025 10:57:37 PM
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Linux Support

Hey Bungie, I'm a longtime Destiny 2 player who has bought and played every single expansion. I want to buy and play the upcoming one too, but I've moved over to PC gaming on Linux (specifically SteamOS on my PC). It's become incredibly frustrating to be locked out of a game I've invested so much in, especially when the solution seems so simple. Valve's Proton technology makes running Windows games on Linux very straightforward, and your anti-cheat, BattlEye, already has a Proton-compatible version that other major AAA online games use successfully. For them, it was a simple matter of enabling it. I know your official reason is security, but other developers have shown that it's possible to maintain a secure environment while supporting the Linux community. You even supported Stadia, which was Linux-based, proving it can be done. The number of Linux gamers is growing fast, especially with the success of the Steam Deck. Please reconsider your stance and enable Proton support. I and many others would love to jump back in and continue supporting Destiny 2.

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  • Edited by viiTactiiCZz: 6/15/2025 11:17:07 PM
    [quote]I know your official reason is security, but other developers have shown that it's possible to maintain a secure environment while supporting the Linux community. You even supported Stadia, which was Linux-based, proving it can be done.[/quote] IIRC its been mentioned they have their own in-house stuff as well - whether that's impactful enough to warrant completely shutting it out is another matter. With Stadia, any anti-cheats could mostly be disabled or triggers ignored, users weren't allowed to interact with any of the game files/memory etc as Stadia was streaming only. Any hacks/network manipulation etc being done would have to be setup on Googles end. The only real cheats (may have missed some) were rudimentary attempts at aimbotting using image analysing but they never really took off for D2. With that said, the most likely reason is they simply do not want to add another ecosystem that will require further development, while they have reduced D2 staff, and the OS being requested being sub 3% (of Steam users according to Steams Monthly Survey [url=https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey]here[/url]).

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